THE DYOJO
  • HOME
    • CONTACT
    • ANTI-TRUST
  • PODCAST
    • BLOG
    • TRAINING
  • RESOURCES
    • BOOK1
    • BOOK2
    • BOOK3
    • BOOK4
    • BOOK5
    • LIBRARY
  • EVENTS
    • FoCKED
    • SOCKTEMBER

The Xactimate Sessions, a new audio/video series from The DYOJO Podcast

7/17/2021

0 Comments

 
If your goal is to work on property insurance claims you will need to familiarize yourself with an estimating platform called Xactimate. The DYOJO Podcast has created The Xactiamte Sessions, a new multi-part audio/video series, to help reduce some of the fear and misconceptions around this estimating data-entry software. Whether you have a company that focuses on:

  • Mitigation -  Responding to emergency services calls for water and fire-related structural damages 
  • Repairs - (aka recon or reconstruction) Restoring homes to resemble their pre-loss conditions
  • Full service - Providing services for both mitigation and reconstruction 

Whatever your area of core service, Xactimate has become the primary tool for creating estimates in the preferred "language" for insurance carriers and their representatives, such as adjusters, third-party administrators (TPAs), claims reviewers, etc. The team that brought you Be Intentional: Estimating, the book which discusses means and methods for developing the right mindset and habits for yourself and your team to succeed with estimating property insurance claims, is now releasing this series, The Xactimate Sessions designed to build upon those foundations to help you thrive.

Who will benefit most from watching the Xactimate sessions on The DYOJO Youtube or listening to the audio version via The DYOJO Podcast on Spotify or Apple? Great question. 

  • New property restoration business owners
  • Contractors pivoting towards insurance claims
  • Managers looking for creative ideas to help lead their teams
  • Growth minded water and damage professionals looking to progress in their careers 

Xactimate is a tool and our goal is to help you shorten your DANG learning curve with this particular tool. We have assembled guests with diverse perspectives and experiences to share the mindset and habits that have aided them in mastering this tool in their daily operations. The DYOJO Nation will benefit from the sage advice they receive from:

  • Greg Power - a project manager/estimator who learned Xactimate rapidly with no prior industry experience. Greg will share some insights on how he approached learning Xacitmate which will be helpful to aspiring estimators and training managers alike. 
  • Chris Tilkov - a former project manager/estimator who used his experience to create Ask Aime, an industry-leading resource for expediting internal estimate reviews.
  • Brian Austin - director of instructional design as Verisk, Xactware Division (the parent company for Xactimate). Brian discusses the broad menu of resources available directly from the creators of the program.
  • Mathew Allen - an independent adjuster and creator of Adjuster TV, who has a passion for elevating the claims experience through helping adjusters and contractors to educate and empower themselves to thrive.
  • Nick Sharp - a former project manager/estimator who is now an instructor at Reets Drying Academy. Nick will dive deeper into some of the elements of estimating specific to mitigation. 
  • Ben Justesen - is both an active full-service restoration company owner, Just Right Cleaning & Construction (JRCC), as well as an Xactimate trainer through his company Enlightened Restoration Solutions (ERS). Listeners may recall Ben from his sponsorship of the program and our trip out to his training facility. Ben shares from his vast experience with mastering the program to write an estimate with "no fluff" that you can defend and be profitable with.
  • Joyce Gabriel - a senior project manager with training responsibilities shares her tips and tricks for helping others to grow as estimators. 

Building from the success and reception for Benchmarks of Growth six-part series which The DYOJO Podcast produced earlier this year, the team will be releasing these multi-part Xactimate Sessions weekly over the next few months. Viewers and listeners will receive a great deal of value from the mindset and habits that have helped our guests as well as some deals from the participating vendors and sponsors of the show. Listeners are encouraged to leave comments and/or questions on any of the social media platforms including Youtube, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram so that the discussion can evolve in relationship to need as the episodes drop. 

The DYOJO Podcast, the official home of The DYOJO Nation as so declared by The Global Watchdog, Pete Consigli, exists to help intentional restorers to shorten their DANG learning curve for personal and professional development.
0 Comments

The DYOJO Announces the Return of SOCKTember

7/6/2021

0 Comments

 
Last year, in the third quarter of the year that will live in infamy (2020), we hatched a hair-brained idea to start an annual competitive NEW sock raising competition. We called it The DYOJO SOCKTember. We wanted a simple way to help people have some fun, stay connected, and do some good. Our friends, peers, clients, partners, vendors, and community members saw the vision and rolled up their sleeves to get involved. With short notice and minimal traditional fan-faire or media coverage, we were able to raise over 5,500 NEW socks and donate those to local charities. 

What is a NEW Sock Raising Competition?

Why socks you may ask? Well, if the golden rule tells us to treat others the way we would want to be treated, who doesn’t love a NEW pair of socks? Everyone loves a NEW pair of socks. It turns out that NEW socks are also among the highest requested items of need for local charities. Every team reported that when they delivered their haul of socks to the local organization that their team chose to support, the reception was heartwarming and energized them to return this year to compete again. 

The DYOJO SOCKTember 2021 is a great opportunity for client outreach, employee engagement, and community goodwill. 

Even during the pandemic, people from around the world safely contributed NEW socks in-person and remotely. 2020 SOCKTember teams included:
  • Sock Agents led by Kelsey Isaacson - Home with Kelsey Isaacson (Puyallup, WA)
  • Sock Hawks led by Tammy Birklid - Merit Construction (Tacoma, WA) 
  • Sisters for Socks led by Lindsey Ward - The Contents Specialists (Seattle, WA) 
  • Sock Kings led by Jon Isaacson - 3 Kings Environmental (Sumner, WA) 
  • 2020 Sponsors: Aramsco of Seattle, Home with Kelsey Isaacson, and 3 Kings Environmental

How do I get involved with SOCKTember 2021? 

If you are wondering how you can get involved with The DYOJO SOCKTember 2021 Annual NEW Sock Raising Competition, you are asking the right question. There are four ways to be involved in SOCKTember 2021 (see our website for more details):
  • Lead a local NEW sock raising team
  • Join a local NEW sock raising team 
  • Donate NEW socks to a local NEW sock raising team
  • Sponsor SOCKTember 

The idea really is simple, we want to do some good and have some fun. If you decide to be a team leader, you will gather a local team of 3-5 core members, engage your local clients, partners, vendors, etc and raise as many NEW socks as you can, which you will then donate to local charities of your choosing. 

When does SOCKTember 2021 start and how do I win?

We all start gathering NEW socks the first day of September 2021 until the last day of September 2021. Last year, with the pandemic, we learned it is simple to set up an Amazon link that will send socks to an address that you designate. This is competitive sock raising, think March Madness without the elimination of teams. Thanks to our 2020 sponsors, we have created an annual trophy, which currently is proudly displayed in the halls of The Contents Specialists (TCS) office in Seattle, WA.  Last year's winner was Sisters for Socks, led by Lindsey Ward of TCS, their team raised over 2,400 NEW socks and the 2020 event raised over 5,500 NEW socks total (see the video). ​
0 Comments
Forward>>

    Words

    The DYOJO - helping contractors shorten
    ​their DANG learning curve


    Book #4 - AVAILABLE NOW - How To Suck Less  At Estimating. Habits for better project outcomes. 

    Book #4 - AVAILABLE NOW as a TRAINING COURSE through our friends at Restoration Technical Institute

    Book #3 - So, You Want To Be A Project Manager? is designed to help contractors with the mindset and habits for success in this role. 

    Book #2 - Be Intentional: Culture, is a collaborative publication discussing how the small things enhance or undermine your efforts to build a thriving culture. 

    Book #1 - Be Intentional Estimating, is the 5 star rated book that helps estimators produce more consistent outcomes in the insurance claims process. 

    ​Jon is the host of The DYOJO Podcast, helping the skilled trades to shorten their DANG learning curve for personal and professional development. 

    RSS Feed

    Archives

    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020

    Categories

    All
    Books
    Clarity
    Construction
    Creativity
    Culture
    Estimating
    Growth
    History
    Insurance Claims
    Law
    Networking
    People
    Personal Development
    Podcast
    Products & Services
    Project Management
    South Sound Connection
    Support Local
    The Intentional Restorer
    Training

    RSS Feed

    Estimating 

    Marketing

    Insurance Claims

    Leadership

Contact The DYOJO
  • Property Restoration Resources Library 
  • Watch or Listen to The DYOJO Podcast 
  • Buy a Book by The Intentional Restorer
  • ​Read The DYOJO Blog
  • ​Dig Into Property Restoration History
  • Join The DYOJO Mailing List​
DYOJO Anti Trust
File Size: 75 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

  • HOME
    • CONTACT
    • ANTI-TRUST
  • PODCAST
    • BLOG
    • TRAINING
  • RESOURCES
    • BOOK1
    • BOOK2
    • BOOK3
    • BOOK4
    • BOOK5
    • LIBRARY
  • EVENTS
    • FoCKED
    • SOCKTEMBER